and about the 3D PDF?
click on the shoe
http://www.westimages.com/pdf-3d-westimages.pdf

Hi Pilou, I have not really looked that deeply into 3D PDF, it's pretty much a separate thing from the regular 2D page-oriented PDF stuff.

If you want to produce 3D PDFs , Simlab Composer seems to be a good way to do it:

http://www.simlab-soft.com/3d-products/simlab-composer-main.aspx

- Michael

"""""""""""If you want a really big headache sometime, just try reading the PDF specification and trying to make sense of it! """"""""""""""""

Glad to know I wasnt the only one!!!! :o

Seems like it was written for "personal use" by the developer...

I remember reading an article a few years back which detailed exactly how screwed up the PDF file format actually was. I've gladly forgotten a lot of the details, but the stigma remains. This and many other examples are why I still view Adobe as a second-rate software developer, successful though they may be.

Hi vodkamartini, also the spec helpfully contains no actual code examples or things that you could directly use.

Part of that probably comes from some bean-counter corporate desire to monetize the tools and make things like "enterprise libraries" for other corporations to buy.

- Michael

Hey Michael

Is there any chance of an SVG exporter for MoI? :)

(the same sort of output as the .ai exporter, but with the svg format)

I'm using MoI for a lot of 2D stuff and am using Inkscape.

Hi NightCabbage, yes I would like to make an SVG exporter for MoI, but I'm not sure fo the exact timetable of when it will be available.

For now, one way you can get your data to SVG currently is to export from MoI to .AI format, and then import the AI into Mayura Draw (http://www.mayura.com/) and export to SVG from there.

- Michael

Ok, so I'm just wondering...

My Mayura Draw trial has expired, so I need something to read in MoI's .ai files and either export them to SVG (for Inkscape) or render them to a 32-bit PNG with transparency (just lines, very basic).

Should I buy Mayura?

Or is there a cheaper / free / better option available?

Just thought I'd check before I go ahead.

Thanks!

(unless Michael has made an SVG exporter or an .ai exporter that works with Inkscape lol)

Hi NightCabbage, you may be able to make something work with Creature House Expression v3.3 instead - that's available for free here:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/5/d/a5d625a5-2e3d-4e9c-8608-6de48d7b569f/CreatureHouseExpression3_3.exe

That can open AI files that are saved from MoI, and it can export to PDF or EPS formats, which probably would then go into Inkscape.

- Michael

Cool prog for go between formats !
And no problem of resolution ;)
Nice result for a Vectorial prog !
A cool review in French http://www.3dvf.com/modules/publish/Logiciels_817_1.html
or in English ;)
http://translate.google.fr/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dvf.com%2Fmodules%2Fpublish%2FLogiciels_817_1.html&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
By Grahinc

Ah, thank you!

It exports into Inkscape fine, yay :)

export from moi works like a charm :)
The green line is Moi curve export in AI format!
So infinite crazzy worlds to explore :)

Hi all,
(but Hi especially to Michael ! ;-)

Well, what about this PDF3D export function ?
Could we wait for it, as it will be implemented in the v3 ?

O:-)

Best Regards,

Hi Guy, see here for some info about 3D PDF:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4718.2

3D PDF export support is not likely to happen for MoI v3.

- Michael

Ok, thanks for the link and for you answer Michael.

BTW a simple trick for those who need to show their own 3D stuff in 3D mode :
if we need just to show some 3D modeled without showing *all* what we modeled, think we can export to SketchUp then use the SU "animation/scenes" function to make a video-show...

Hoping this will help a bit,
Cordially,
Guy